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color temperature

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A property of a light source: the temperature of an ideal black body radiator that radiates light of a color comparable to that of the light source.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • The typical color temperature of a standard incandescent lamp is about 2400 K.

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 色溫 /色温 (sik1 wan1) — in physics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 色溫 /色温 (sèwēn) — in physics
  • Finnish: värilämpötila — in physics
  • Hungarian: színhőmérséklet — in physics